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Hey guys, is this image a Tom Richmond?

IHOSE made me think of it.

I few years ago I wrote about how I missed the use of coins in everyday life. And how coins of an English nature made much better visuals in stories than say American coins.
Just a few English coins seemed ( I said seemed) to represent a lot of money in English movies and stories.
Most things seemed to be able to be purchased with what ever coins the 'gents' had in their pockets.
This of course is an over-simplification, but it did seem to be the case.
IHOSE's discussion on the Guinea Coin made me think also of another coin that is no longer around.
The Half-Penny. I remember the half-penny, and have a few pre-decimal ones as well as the newer ones. They came out of circulation in 1984.
Of course it was always the pre-decimal ones that were the best. The ones we didn't actually call a half-penny, but were always referred to as a "hayp'nny".
I know over here coins aren't used nearly as much as they once were ( a fine example of that is watching cashiers actually having to count out change ).
Ah, well. At least we don't have to wear suspenders anymore to keep our coin ladened pants up.

Well, I think it is neat to watch Holmes (Brett or anyone else) pay the cabbie in coins. Or pull a few coins out of a pocket to pay for a pint.

My mom still tells my daughter this poem;

Christmas is coming, the geese are getting fat
Please to put a penny in the old man's hat;
If you haven't got a penny, a ha'penny will do,
If you haven't got a ha'penny then God bless you!

Inspired by IHOSE - Seven Degrees of Sherlock Holmes - Elmo Lincoln

Inspired by the recent post on IHOSE I though I would do a SDofSH featuring the first on screen adult Tarzan.

Elmo Lincoln - 1889-1952

also made an un-credited appearance in Tarzan's Magic Fountain -1949

which featured Evely Ankers 1918-1985

who was in 1942's Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror

There you have it there you are.

It is also interesting to note that the actual person to first play Tarzan on the big screen, child actor Gordon Griffith, had a Seven Degrees connection to Peter Cushing.

Holmes or Tarzan - by the numbers, which one is it?

As is pointed out in the linked article, many Sherlockians are also avid readers of the workers by Edgar Rice Burroughs. I know I can be included in that count. Tarzan got me into reading, Holmes kept me there.

In this fun read at IHOSE, by the numbers is explained.

I also found the authors review of Philip José Farmer Holmes/Tarzan crossover much to my liking. I too thought it one of the worse pastiches ever written. It's ashame because I think it could make a good book idea if done right.

As always, check out IHOSE

I love these lines from the most recent IHOSE posting. . .

"For many people this parallel Holmes is often more true than the original version. Without parallel Holmes, the detective would lack many of his most characteristic features: the deerstalker, the curved pipe and the line "Elementary, my dear Watson." The deerstalker was of course put there by Sidney Paget – and that’s definitely connected to the original Holmes – but without William Gillette’s use of it, Holmes would have had no characteristic hat, and his easily recognizable silhouette would be less easily recognizable."

source

As always, it is worth the read.

This great image on IHOSE!

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I love this image on the IHOSE site. . .

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Addictive. . .

I don't very often get the opportunity to sit down and catch up on Sherlockian video or audio programs that I hear about and would love to catch.

Last night however was an exception.
With a little time between loads of laundry I was finally able to watch the web series 'Baker Street', starring and Hannah Drew and Karen Slater. They are part of the creative team also.

I had first heard about the show on IHOSE and put it on my Sherlockian bucket list.

The show developed a lot over it's three episodes, growing a little with each one. The performances definitely hold your attention and the stories are good enough to carry the show. Camera work got better and more creative as the episodes went along.
I actually think it would be less fun if it had better production values. It works well just the way it is.

Maybe because the gender of both lead characters has been flipped, the fact the both Holmes and Watson are women does not seem to be a problem and works well in the modern setting.
I hope they can make more episodes.

Thanks IHOSE for the link to the good piece on 221b Baker St.

Smithsonian Magazine.

Thank you gentlemen for the props. . .

Although I had downloaded the latest episode of IHOSE, "The Private Life of Vincent Starrett", I had not as yet had time to listen to it.
James suggested I do so for I might be surprised. So I did.

The gracious hosts kindly read my review of my first listening to their show (and made it sound far better than it sounded written) and thanked me for the review.

It is indeed my pleasure, and it has become a habit. A thank you for the thank you.